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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2470, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 11 the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. . Section 261.12, Code Supplement 1995, 1 6 is amended by adding the following new subsection: 1 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The amount of a tuition grant 1 8 to a qualified full-time student for the summer 1 9 semester or trimester equivalent shall be one-half the 1 10 amount of the tuition grant the student receives under 1 11 subsection 1. 1 12 Sec. . Section 261.12, subsection 2, Code 1 13 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 14 2. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified 1 15 part-time student enrolled in a course of study 1 16 including at least three semester hours but fewer than 1 17 twelve semester hours for the fall,andspring, and 1 18 summer semesters, or the trimester or quarter 1 19 equivalent, shall be equal to the amount of a tuition 1 20 grant that would be paid to a full-time student times 1 21 a number which represents the number of hours in which 1 22 the part-time student is actually enrolled divided by 1 23 twelve semester hours, or the trimester or quarter 1 24 equivalent. 1 25 Sec. . Section 261.13, Code 1995, is amended to 1 26 read as follows: 1 27 261.13 ANNUAL GRANT. 1 28 A tuition grant may be made annually forboththe 1 29 fall,andspring, and summer semesters or the 1 30 trimester equivalent. Payments under the grant shall 1 31 be allocated equally among the semesters or trimesters 1 32 and shall be paid at the beginning of each semester or 1 33 trimester upon certification by the accredited private 1 34 institution that the student is admitted and in 1 35 attendance. If the student discontinues attendance 1 36 before the end of any semester or trimester after 1 37 receiving payment under the grant, the entire amount 1 38 of any refund due that student, up to the amount of 1 39 any payments made under the annual grant, shall be 1 40 paid by the accredited private institution to the 1 41 state." 1 42 #2. Page 2, line 17, by striking the words 1 43 "fifteen millionsevenone hundred" and inserting the 1 44 following: "fourteen millionsevenfive hundred 1 45 twenty". 1 46 #3. Page 2, lines 26 and 27, by striking the words 1 47 "eight milliononetwo hundredtwenty-fivefifty" and 1 48 inserting the following: "seven milliononesix 1 49 hundredtwenty-fiveseventy". 1 50 #4. Page 4, by striking lines 19 through 32. 2 1 #5. Page 5, by inserting after line 13 the 2 2 following: 2 3 "4. To Clyde Dalbey for a claim relating to an 2 4 individual income tax refund: 2 5 .................................................. $ 1,922.39 2 6 5. To Cecil Travis of Ankeny for a claim relating 2 7 to a mobile home use tax refund: 2 8 .................................................. $ 420.00" 2 9 #6. Page 6, by striking lines 12 through 14. 2 10 #7. Page 6, by inserting after line 24 the 2 11 following: 2 12 "The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall 2 13 be utilized for purposes of providing information, 2 14 technical assistance, coordination, and legal advice 2 15 to groups of farmers who desire to create a value- 2 16 added cooperative. The primary goal shall be to 2 17 assist the successful development of such cooperatives 2 18 while minimizing the risks to the farmers involved." 2 19 #8. Page 9, by inserting after line 1 the 2 20 following: 2 21 " . To the department of economic development 2 22 for a grant for completion of the Cherokee area rural 2 23 economic development center in Cherokee: 2 24 .................................................. $ 150,000" 2 25 #9. Page 9, by inserting after line 30 the 2 26 following: 2 27 " . To the department of natural resources for a 2 28 grant to the city of Sioux City for expenses 2 29 associated with the Perry creek flood control and 2 30 greenway project: 2 31 .................................................. $ 100,000" 2 32 #10. Page 10, by inserting after line 3 the 2 33 following: 2 34 "___. To the Iowa department of public health for 2 35 the period beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 2 36 1998, to be used for purposes of supporting a program 2 37 to assist counties in testing private wells and waters 2 38 of the state for pollution caused by confinement 2 39 feeding operations: 2 40 .................................................. $ 50,000 2 41 From moneys appropriated in this subsection, the 2 42 department shall support testing programs administered 2 43 by counties which may submit an application to the 2 44 department to participate in the state assistance 2 45 program, as provided by the department. The county 2 46 shall perform testing within a test area. As used in 2 47 this subsection, "test area" means an area within a 2 48 two-mile radius of any structure used to store manure 2 49 which is part of a confinement feeding operation. 2 50 Iowa state university of science and technology shall 3 1 adopt necessary standards, protocols, and criteria for 3 2 testing by counties. The program shall be 3 3 administered within each participating county by the 3 4 county's board of health or the board's designee. The 3 5 testing may be performed with volunteer assistance. 3 6 However, all testing shall be performed under the 3 7 supervision of a county official. The samples of the 3 8 testing shall be analyzed by the state hygienic 3 9 laboratory at the state university of Iowa. All 3 10 moneys available under this subsection shall only be 3 11 used for the following purposes: 3 12 a. Analyzing test samples by the state hygienic 3 13 laboratory. 3 14 b. Performing tests by counties. However, not 3 15 more than $50 of the moneys available to a county 3 16 under this subsection shall be used to pay for 3 17 administering testing by the county within any test 3 18 area, including labor and equipment costs, regardless 3 19 of the number of tests performed by the county within 3 20 the test area." 3 21 #11. Page 10, line 19, by striking the figure 3 22 "50,000" and inserting the following: "100,000". 3 23 #12. Page 11, by inserting after line 18 the 3 24 following: 3 25 " . To the department of commerce for the 3 26 insurance division to continue the senior health 3 27 insurance information program: 3 28 .................................................. $ 75,000 3 29 . To the department of elder affairs for the 3 30 older Iowans' legislature: 3 31 .................................................. $ 15,000 3 32 . To the department of natural resources for 3 33 testing of animal feeding operations and their 3 34 structures, in accordance with this subsection: 3 35 .................................................. $ 185,000 3 36 The department of natural resources shall utilize 3 37 the moneys appropriated in this subsection to perform 3 38 testing of animal feeding operations and their 3 39 structures, including confinement feeding operations 3 40 and confinement feeding operation structures all as 3 41 defined in section 455B.161, and manure management and 3 42 disposal systems used by such operations. The 3 43 operations and their structures or systems must have 3 44 been constructed or installed on or before July 1, 3 45 1985. The testing shall be for the purpose of 3 46 determining the extent to which operations and their 3 47 structures and manure management and disposal systems 3 48 contribute to point and nonpoint contamination of the 3 49 state's groundwater and surface water. A person 3 50 owning or operating an animal feeding operation may 4 1 cooperate with the department in carrying out this 4 2 subsection. The identity of the animal feeding 4 3 operations shall be confidential and not subject to 4 4 chapter 22. The findings of the testing shall not be 4 5 used in a case or proceeding brought against a person 4 6 based upon a violation of state law. The department 4 7 shall report its findings and recommendations to the 4 8 general assembly not later than January 15, 1998." 4 9 #13. Page 19, by inserting after line 33 the 4 10 following: 4 11 "Sec. . INSTITUTE REFERENCE. The reference to 4 12 the "institute of public leadership" in 1996 Iowa 4 13 Acts, House File 2477, section 12, subsection 3, 4 14 paragraph "a", if enacted, means the Iowa institute 4 15 for public leadership." 4 16 #14. Page 20, by inserting after line 3 the 4 17 following: 4 18 "Sec. . VERTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE. 4 19 Notwithstanding the membership specified for the 4 20 vertical infrastructure definition task force as 4 21 created in 1996 Iowa Acts, House File 2421, if 4 22 enacted, a representative from the national electrical 4 23 contractors association, Iowa chapter, shall be a 4 24 member of the task force rather than a representative 4 25 from the Iowa chapter, national electrical 4 26 association." 4 27 #15. Page 21, line 18, by inserting after the word 4 28 "building" the following: "and the old historical 4 29 building". 4 30 #16. Page 21, by inserting after line 30 the 4 31 following: 4 32 "Sec. . DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES – LOCAL 4 33 PURCHASE. There is appropriated from the general fund 4 34 of the state to the department of human services for 4 35 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending 4 36 June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so much 4 37 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 4 38 designated: 4 39 For replacement of federal social services block 4 40 grant funding allocated in 1995 Iowa Acts, chapter 4 41 208, section 10, subsection 3, paragraphs "d" and "g", 4 42 and subsequently reduced by the federal government, 4 43 for local administrative costs and other local 4 44 services and for local purchase of services for 4 45 persons with mental illness or mental retardation or 4 46 other developmental disability: 4 47 .................................................. $ 1,600,000 4 48 Sec. . DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES – SPECIAL 4 49 AUTHORIZATION. Notwithstanding sections 8.33 and 4 50 8.62, and any other provision of law to the contrary, 5 1 not more than $2,200,000 of moneys appropriated to the 5 2 department of human services for the fiscal year 5 3 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, 5 4 which remain unobligated or unexpended shall not 5 5 revert to the fund from which appropriated but shall 5 6 remain available in the succeeding fiscal year for use 5 7 as follows: 5 8 1. For the adolescent tracking and monitoring 5 9 program, $1,200,000. 5 10 2. For upgrading computer hardware, $1,000,000. 5 11 If the actual amount of moneys available pursuant 5 12 to this section is less than $2,200,000, the 5 13 department shall prorate the actual amount based upon 5 14 the relative amounts allocated in subsections 1 and 5 15 2." 5 16 #17. Page 22, lines 5 and 6, by striking the words 5 17 "department of personnel" and inserting the following: 5 18 "Iowa public employees' retirement system". 5 19 #18. Page 22, line 18, by striking the words 5 20 "department of personnel" and inserting the following: 5 21 "Iowa public employees' retirement system". 5 22 #19. Page 22, line 23, by striking the words 5 23 "department of personnel" and inserting the following: 5 24 "system". 5 25 #20. Page 23, by striking lines 4 through 7 and 5 26 inserting the following: "to be located in southwest 5 27 Iowa." 5 28 #21. Page 24, by inserting after line 28 the 5 29 following: 5 30 "Sec. . WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND. There is 5 31 appropriated from the workforce development fund 5 32 account, as established in 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 5 33 2351, section 1, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 5 34 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, to the workforce 5 35 development fund created in section 15.343, the 5 36 following amount for the purposes of the workforce 5 37 development fund: 5 38 .................................................. $ 3,152,000" 5 39 #22. By striking page 24, line 29, through page 5 40 25, line 19. 5 41 #23. By striking page 25, line 20, through page 5 42 26, line 3. 5 43 #24. Page 26, by striking lines 4 through 25. 5 44 #25. Page 27, by inserting after line 23 the 5 45 following: 5 46 "Sec. . DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES CONTINGENT 5 47 REDUCTION. Notwithstanding contrary provisions of 5 48 section 8.41, subsection 3, as enacted by 1996 Iowa 5 49 Acts, House File 2256, if during the fiscal year 5 50 beginning July 1, 1996, the department of human 6 1 services receives federal funding for child day care 6 2 assistance which is unanticipated and has not been 6 3 budgeted, the funding shall be used as provided in 6 4 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2442, section 6, if 6 5 enacted, and the appropriation in that section is, 6 6 reduced by up to an equivalent amount, to the extent 6 7 that federal funding for child day care is not 6 8 jeopardized by the reduction of the appropriation in 6 9 that section. 6 10 Sec. . GROUP FOSTER CARE TARGET. 6 11 Notwithstanding 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2442, 6 12 section 10, subsection 2, paragraph "a", if enacted, 6 13 the amount allocated as the statewide expenditure 6 14 target under section 242.143 for group foster care 6 15 maintenance and services is $23,601,280. 6 16 Sec. . 1996 Iowa Acts, House File 2472, section 6 17 21, subsection 2, paragraph b, unnumbered paragraph 2, 6 18 if enacted, is amended to read as follows: 6 19 The department of public safety, with the approval 6 20 of the department of management, may employ no more 6 21 than two special agents and four gaming enforcement 6 22 officers for each additional riverboat regulated after 6 23 March 31, 1996, and one special agent for each racing 6 24 facility which becomes operational during the fiscal 6 25 year beginning July 1, 1996. One additional gaming 6 26 enforcement officer, up to a total of four per boat, 6 27 may be employed for each riverboat that has extended 6 28 operations to 24 hours and has not previously operated 6 29 with a 24-hour schedule. Positions authorized in this 6 30 paragraph are in addition to the full-time equivalent 6 31 positions authorized in this subsection." 6 32 #26. Page 30, by inserting after line 18 the 6 33 following: 6 34 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 28E.41 EMERGENCY 6 35 SERVICES – CONTRACTS FOR MUTUAL AID. 6 36 1. A city fire department, benefited fire 6 37 district, or township fire department may enter into 6 38 contracts providing for mutual aid regarding emergency 6 39 services provided by such department or district. The 6 40 contracts that are agreed upon may provide for 6 41 compensation from the parties and other terms that are 6 42 agreeable to the parties and may be for an indefinite 6 43 period as long as they include a sixty-day 6 44 cancellation notice by any party. The contracts 6 45 agreed upon shall not be entered into for the purpose 6 46 of reducing the number of employees of any party. 6 47 2. A city fire department, benefited fire 6 48 district, or township fire department may provide 6 49 assistance to any other such department or district in 6 50 the state at the time of a significant emergency such 7 1 as a fire, earthquake, flood, tornado, hazardous 7 2 material incident, or other such disaster. The chief 7 3 or highest ranking fire officer of an assisting 7 4 department or district may render aid to a requesting 7 5 department or district as long as the chief or officer 7 6 is acting in accordance with the policies and 7 7 procedures set forth by the governing board of the 7 8 assisting department or district. 7 9 3. The chief or highest ranking officer of the 7 10 city fire department, benefited fire district, or 7 11 township fire department of the district within which 7 12 the incident occurs shall maintain control of the 7 13 incident in accordance with the provisions of chapter 7 14 102. The chief or highest ranking officer of the 7 15 department or district giving mutual aid shall be in 7 16 charge of the assisting departmental or district 7 17 personnel." 7 18 #27. Page 32, by inserting after line 31 the 7 19 following: 7 20 "Sec. . Section 159.29, subsection 2, 7 21 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read 7 22 as follows: 7 23 An owner of an agricultural drainage well and a 7 24 landholder whose land is drained by the well or wells 7 25 of another person shall develop, in consultation with 7 26 the department of agriculture and land stewardship and 7 27 the department of natural resources, a plan which 7 28 proposes alternatives to the use of agricultural 7 29 drainage wells by July 1,19961998." 7 30 #28. Page 35, by inserting after line 2 the 7 31 following: 7 32 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 279.8A TRAFFIC AND 7 33 PARKING. 7 34 The board may make necessary rules to provide for 7 35 the policing, control, and regulation of traffic and 7 36 parking of vehicles and bicycles on school grounds. 7 37 The rules may provide for the use of institutional 7 38 roads, driveways, and grounds; registration of 7 39 vehicles and bicycles; the designation of parking 7 40 areas; the erection and maintenance of signs 7 41 designating prohibitions or restrictions; the 7 42 installation and maintenance of parking control 7 43 devices; and assessment, enforcement, and collection 7 44 of reasonable penalties for the violation of the 7 45 rules. 7 46 Rules made under this section may be enforced under 7 47 procedures adopted by the board. Penalties may be 7 48 imposed for violation of the rules, including, but not 7 49 limited to, a reasonable monetary penalty. The rules 7 50 made under this section may also be enforced by the 8 1 impoundment of vehicles and bicycles for violation of 8 2 the rules. The board shall establish procedures for 8 3 the determination of controversies in connection with 8 4 the imposition of penalties. The procedures must 8 5 require giving notice of the violation and the penalty 8 6 prescribed and providing the opportunity for an 8 7 administrative hearing. 8 8 The board may contract with a city or county to 8 9 enforce rules made under this section by ordinance of 8 10 the city or county, and shall consult with local 8 11 government transportation officials to ensure that 8 12 rules made pursuant to this section are not in 8 13 conflict with city or county parking and traffic 8 14 ordinances. 8 15 Sec. . Section 356.7, as enacted by 1996 Iowa 8 16 Acts, Senate File 2352, section 1, is amended to read 8 17 as follows: 8 18 356.7 CHARGE FOR ROOM AND BOARD – LIEN. 8 19 1. The county sheriff may charge a prisoner who is 8 20 eighteen years of age or older for the room and board 8 21 provided to the prisoner while in the custody of the 8 22 county sheriff. Moneys collected by the sheriff under 8 23 this section shall be credited to the county general 8 24 fund and distributed as provided in this section. If 8 25 a prisoner fails to pay for the room and board, the 8 26 sheriff may file a room and board reimbursement lien 8 27 as provided in subsection 2. The county attorney may 8 28 file the room and board reimbursement lien on behalf 8 29 of the sheriff and the county. This section does not 8 30 apply to prisoners who are paying for their room and 8 31 board by court order pursuant to sections 356.26 8 32 through 356.35. 8 33 2. The sheriff or the county attorney, on behalf 8 34 of the sheriff, may file a room and board 8 35 reimbursement lien with the clerk of the district 8 36 court which shall include all of the following 8 37 information, if known: 8 38 a. The name and date of birth of the person whose 8 39 property or other interests are subject to the lien. 8 40 b. The present address of the residence and 8 41 principal place of business of the person named in the 8 42 lien. 8 43 c. The criminal proceeding pursuant to which the 8 44 lien is filed, including the name of the court, the 8 45 title of the action, and the court's file number. 8 46 d. The name and address of the sheriff or the name 8 47 and address of the county attorney who is filing the 8 48 lien on behalf of the sheriff. 8 49 e. A statement that the notice is being filed 8 50 pursuant to this section. 9 1 f. The amount of room and board reimbursement the 9 2 person has been ordered to pay or is likely to be 9 3 ordered to pay. 9 4 3. The filing of a room and board reimbursement 9 5 lien in accordance with this section creates a lien in 9 6 favor of the sheriff in any personal or real property 9 7 identified in the lien to the extent of the interest 9 8 held in that property by the person named in the lien. 9 9 4. This section does not limit the right of the 9 10 sheriff to obtain any other remedy authorized by law. 9 11 5. Of the moneys collected and credited to the 9 12 county general fund as provided in this section, sixty 9 13 percent of the moneys collected shall be used for the 9 14 following purposes: 9 15 a. Courthouse security equipment and law 9 16 enforcement personnel costs. 9 17 b. Infrastructure improvements of a jail including 9 18 new or remodeling costs. 9 19 c. Infrastructure improvements of juvenile 9 20 detention facilities, including new or remodeling 9 21 costs. 9 22 The sheriff may submit a plan or recommendations to 9 23 the county board of supervisors for the use of the 9 24 funds as provided in this subsection or the sheriff 9 25 and board may jointly develop a plan for the use of 9 26 the funds. Subject to the requirements of this 9 27 subsection, funds may be used in the manner set forth 9 28 in an agreement entered into under chapter 28E. 9 29 The county board of supervisors shall review the 9 30 plan or recommendations submitted by the sheriff 9 31 during the normal budget process of the county. 9 32 Sec. . Section 602.8107, subsection 2, 9 33 paragraph d, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read 9 34 as follows: 9 35 d. Court costs, including correctional fees 9 36 assessed pursuant to sections 356.7 and 904.108, 9 37 court-appointed attorney fees, or public defender 9 38 expenses." 9 39 #29. Page 35, by inserting after line 32 the 9 40 following: 9 41 "Sec. . Section 613.17, Code 1995, is amended 9 42 to read as follows: 9 43 613.17 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN AN ACCIDENT. 9 44 A person, who in good faith renders emergency care 9 45 or assistance without compensation, shall not be 9 46 liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions 9 47 occurring at the place of an emergency or accident or 9 48 while the person is in transit to or from the 9 49 emergency or accident or while the person is at or 9 50 being moved to or from an emergency shelter unless 10 1 such acts or omissions constitute recklessness. For 10 2 purposes of this section, if a volunteer fire fighter, 10 3 a volunteer operator or attendant of an ambulance or 10 4 rescue squad service, a volunteer paramedic, a 10 5 volunteer emergency medical technician, or a volunteer 10 6 registered member of the national ski patrol system 10 7 receives nominal compensation not based upon the value 10 8 of the services performed, that person shall be 10 9 considered to be receiving no compensation. The 10 10 operation of a motor vehicle in compliance with 10 11 section 321.231 by a volunteer fire fighter, volunteer 10 12 operator, or attendant of an ambulance or rescue squad 10 13 service, a volunteer paramedic, or volunteer emergency 10 14 medical technician shall be considered rendering 10 15 emergency care or assistance for purposes of this 10 16 section. For purposes of this section, a person 10 17 rendering emergency care or assistance includes a 10 18 person involved in a workplace rescue arising out of 10 19 an emergency or accident." 10 20 #30. Page 36, by inserting after line 5 the 10 21 following: 10 22 "Sec. . Section 904.108, Code 1995, is amended 10 23 by adding the following new subsection: 10 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. The director may charge an 10 25 inmate a correctional fee for custodial expenses 10 26 incurred or which may be incurred while the inmate is 10 27 in the custody of the department. The custodial 10 28 expenses may include, but are not limited to, board 10 29 and room, medical and dental fees, education costs, 10 30 clothing costs, and the costs of supervision, 10 31 services, and treatment to the inmate. The 10 32 correctional fee shall not exceed the actual cost of 10 33 keeping the inmate in custody. The correctional fees 10 34 shall be assessed as court costs and any correctional 10 35 fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be 10 36 credited to the general fund of the state. The 10 37 correctional fees shall be collected as other court 10 38 costs pursuant to section 602.8107. This subsection 10 39 does not limit the right of the director to obtain any 10 40 other remedy authorized by law." 10 41 #31. Page 36, by inserting after line 9 the 10 42 following: 10 43 "DIVISION 101 10 44 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED APPROPRIATIONS 10 45 AND STATUTORY CHANGES 10 46 Sec. 150. There is appropriated from the general 10 47 fund of the state and other designated funds to the 10 48 department of economic development for the fiscal year 10 49 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 10 50 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 11 1 to be used for the purposes designated: 11 2 1. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION 11 3 a. General administration 11 4 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 11 5 purposes, and for providing that a business receiving 11 6 moneys from the department for the purpose of job 11 7 creation shall make available ten percent of the new 11 8 jobs created for promise jobs program participants who 11 9 are qualified for the jobs created and for not more 11 10 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 11 11 .................................................. $ 1,405,687 11 12 ............................................... FTEs 23.75 11 13 The director shall coordinate efforts with the 11 14 workforce coordinator and the department of workforce 11 15 development if enacted by Senate File 2409, to 11 16 implement the intent of the general assembly regarding 11 17 businesses receiving job creation moneys and shall 11 18 report to the joint appropriations subcommittee on 11 19 economic development regarding the number of jobs to 11 20 be created by each business, the number of qualified 11 21 promise jobs participants applying with the business, 11 22 and the number of promise jobs participants hired. 11 23 b. Film office 11 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 11 25 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 11 26 time equivalent positions: 11 27 .................................................. $ 199,341 11 28 ............................................... FTEs 2.00 11 29 2. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 11 30 a. Business development operations 11 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 11 32 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 11 33 equivalent positions, for allocating $495,000 to the 11 34 heartland technology network, $150,000 to the graphic 11 35 arts center, and $100,000 to the university of 11 36 northern Iowa for operation of industrial technology 11 37 programs at the Iowa plastics technology center 11 38 located in Waverly, Iowa, for allocating $75,000 for 11 39 the purposes of the regulatory assistance program, and 11 40 for allocating $60,000, and up to a 0.50 full-time 11 41 equivalent position to administer the heartland 11 42 technology network, the graphic arts technology 11 43 center, and the plastics technology center: 11 44 .................................................. $ 3,890,775 11 45 ............................................... FTEs 17.75 11 46 b. Small business programs 11 47 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 11 48 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 11 49 time equivalent positions for the small business 11 50 program, the small business advisory council, and 12 1 targeted small business program: 12 2 .................................................. $ 498,756 12 3 ............................................... FTEs 6.00 12 4 c. Federal procurement office 12 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 12 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 12 7 time equivalent positions: 12 8 .................................................. $ 96,492 12 9 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 12 10 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys remaining 12 11 unencumbered or unobligated on June 30, 1997, shall 12 12 not revert and shall be available for expenditure 12 13 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, for the 12 14 same purposes. 12 15 d. Strategic investment fund 12 16 For deposit in the strategic investment fund for 12 17 salaries, support, for not more than the following 12 18 full-time equivalent positions, and for allocating 12 19 from the funds remaining unobligated in the Wallace 12 20 technology transfer foundation fund on June 30, 1996, 12 21 notwithstanding section 8.33, $200,000 for a study 12 22 regarding the feasibility of establishing an Iowa- 12 23 based airline: 12 24 .................................................. $ 6,707,638 12 25 ............................................... FTEs 10.50 12 26 As a condition of any portion of the appropriation 12 27 made under this lettered paragraph being used for 12 28 awards from the community economic betterment account, 12 29 the department shall provide that awards under the 12 30 program of $500,000 or more must be to businesses able 12 31 to pay at least 130 percent of the average county 12 32 wage, shall review the wage cap in high wage counties 12 33 and provide that it is tied to an appropriate inflator 12 34 for determining eligibility for awards, and shall 12 35 provide, in addition to all other existing 12 36 requirements for awards from the community economic 12 37 betterment account, that the remaining 10 percent of 12 38 the funds shall be transferred by the department to 12 39 other programs within the strategic investment fund 12 40 and used for purposes other than the community 12 41 economic betterment program if, after 90 percent of 12 42 funds in the account have been obligated for the 12 43 fiscal year, either of the following conditions have 12 44 not been met: 12 45 (1) All projects approved have starting wages not 12 46 less than 90 percent of the lesser of either the 12 47 average county wage or the average regional wage, as 12 48 compiled annually by the department for the community 12 49 economic betterment program. For the purposes of this 12 50 lettered paragraph, the average regional wage shall be 13 1 compiled based upon the service delivery areas in 13 2 section 84B.2, if enacted by 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate 13 3 File 2409. 13 4 (2) The average starting wage for the businesses 13 5 for which the awards were made under the program shall 13 6 exceed 100 percent of the statewide average wage. 13 7 Additionally, the department shall provide an 13 8 annual report on the progress made by the department 13 9 in making the community economic betterment program a 13 10 self-sustaining, revolving loan program. 13 11 e. Targeted small business incubator 13 12 Moneys appropriated for fiscal year 1995-1996 and 13 13 not expended by June 30, 1996, shall not revert but 13 14 shall be held by the department for funding, with 13 15 local matching funds, the targeted small business 13 16 incubator in Des Moines for the fiscal year beginning 13 17 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997. 13 18 f. Insurance economic development 13 19 There is appropriated from moneys collected by the 13 20 division of insurance in excess of the anticipated 13 21 gross revenues under section 505.7, subsection 3, to 13 22 the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 13 23 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, 13 24 or so much thereof as is necessary, for insurance 13 25 economic development and international insurance 13 26 economic development: 13 27 .................................................. $ 200,000 13 28 g. Value-added agriculture 13 29 There is appropriated from the moneys available to 13 30 support value-added agricultural products and 13 31 processes, four percent, or so much thereof as is 13 32 necessary, of the total moneys available to support 13 33 value-added agricultural products and processes 13 34 pursuant to section 423.24 each quarter for 13 35 administration of the value-added agricultural 13 36 products and processes financial assistance program as 13 37 provided in section 15E.111, including salaries, 13 38 support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for 13 39 not more than 2.00 FTEs. 13 40 3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 13 41 a. Community assistance 13 42 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 13 43 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 13 44 time equivalent positions for administration of the 13 45 community economic preparedness program, the Iowa 13 46 community betterment program, and the city development 13 47 boards: 13 48 .................................................. $ 578,943 13 49 ............................................... FTEs 8.50 13 50 There is also appropriated from the rural community 14 1 2000 program revolving fund established in section 14 2 15.287 to the community assistance program for the 14 3 purposes of the community economic preparedness 14 4 program: 14 5 .................................................. $ 50,000 14 6 b. Main street/rural main street program 14 7 For salaries and support for not more than the 14 8 following full-time equivalent positions: 14 9 .................................................. $ 413,530 14 10 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 14 11 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 14 12 grantees under contract from the general fund of the 14 13 state that remain unexpended on June 30 of the fiscal 14 14 year shall not revert to any fund but shall be 14 15 available for expenditure for purposes of the contract 14 16 during the succeeding fiscal year. 14 17 c. Rural development program 14 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 14 19 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 14 20 equivalent positions, for rural resource coordination, 14 21 rural community leadership, rural innovations grant 14 22 program, and the rural enterprise fund and for 14 23 allocating $100,000 for the purposes of the 14 24 microbusiness rural enterprise assistance program 14 25 under section 15.114: 14 26 .................................................. $ 711,181 14 27 ............................................... FTEs 4.50 14 28 There is also appropriated from the rural community 14 29 2000 program revolving fund established in section 14 30 15.287 to the rural development program for the 14 31 purposes of the program including the rural enterprise 14 32 fund and collaborative skills development training: 14 33 .................................................. $ 351,000 14 34 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 14 35 grantees under contract from the general fund of the 14 36 state or through transfers from the Iowa community 14 37 development loan fund or from the rural community 2000 14 38 program revolving fund that remain unexpended at the 14 39 end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall be 14 40 available for expenditure for purposes of the contract 14 41 during the succeeding fiscal year. 14 42 d. Community development block grant and HOME 14 43 For administration and related federal housing and 14 44 urban development grant administration for salaries, 14 45 support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for 14 46 not more than the following full-time equivalent 14 47 positions: 14 48 .................................................. $ 403,974 14 49 ............................................... FTEs 18.75 14 50 e. Councils of governments 15 1 There is appropriated from the rural community 2000 15 2 program revolving fund established in section 15.287 15 3 to provide to Iowa's councils of governments funds for 15 4 planning and technical assistance funds to assist 15 5 local governments to develop community development 15 6 strategies for addressing long-term and short-term 15 7 community needs: 15 8 .................................................. $ 178,000 15 9 f. Councils of governments 15 10 For distributing on a per capita basis to each 15 11 council of governments: 15 12 .................................................. $ 50,000 15 13 g. Housing development fund 15 14 For providing technical assistance to communities 15 15 of all sizes and local financial institutions to help 15 16 meet local housing needs and to provide and transfer 15 17 matching funds for the HOME program: 15 18 .................................................. $ 1,300,000 15 19 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 15 20 grantees under contract from the housing development 15 21 fund and moneys transferred for matching funds for the 15 22 HOME program that remain unexpended or unobligated on 15 23 June 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any 15 24 fund but shall be available for obligation and 15 25 expenditure for purposes of those programs during the 15 26 succeeding fiscal year. 15 27 4. INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 15 28 a. International trade operations 15 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 15 30 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 15 31 equivalent positions, and for allocating $100,000 to 15 32 promote trade opportunities in Korea and the Pacific 15 33 rim: 15 34 .................................................. $ 1,027,950 15 35 ............................................... FTEs 10.00 15 36 From among the full-time equivalent positions 15 37 authorized by this paragraph, one position shall 15 38 concentrate on the export sale of grain, one on the 15 39 export sale of livestock, and one on the export sale 15 40 of value-added agricultural products. 15 41 b. Foreign trade offices 15 42 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 15 43 miscellaneous purposes: 15 44 .................................................. $ 595,250 15 45 c. Export trade assistance program 15 46 For export trade activities, including a program to 15 47 encourage and increase participation in trade shows 15 48 and trade missions by providing financial assistance 15 49 to businesses for a percentage of their costs of 15 50 participating in trade shows and trade missions, by 16 1 providing for the lease/sublease of showcase space in 16 2 existing world trade centers, by providing temporary 16 3 office space for foreign buyers, international 16 4 prospects, and potential reverse investors, and by 16 5 providing other promotional and assistance activities, 16 6 including salaries and support for not more than the 16 7 following full-time equivalent position: 16 8 .................................................. $ 275,000 16 9 ............................................... FTEs 0.25 16 10 d. Agricultural product advisory council 16 11 For support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 16 12 purposes: 16 13 .................................................. $ 1,300 16 14 e. For transfer to the partner state program which 16 15 the department may use to contract with private groups 16 16 or organizations which are the most appropriate to 16 17 administer this program and the groups and 16 18 organizations participating in the program shall, to 16 19 the fullest extent possible, provide the funds to 16 20 match the appropriation made in this subsection of the 16 21 funds transferred: 16 22 .................................................. $ 100,000 16 23 5. TOURISM DIVISION 16 24 a. Tourism operations 16 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 16 26 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 16 27 equivalent positions, and for allocating $100,000 for 16 28 a grant program for annual community celebrations of 16 29 Iowa's agricultural heritage, provided that the 16 30 appropriation shall not be used for advertising 16 31 placements for in-state and out-of-state tourism 16 32 marketing: 16 33 .................................................. $ 825,212 16 34 ............................................... FTEs 18.52 16 35 b. Tourism advertising 16 36 For contracting exclusively for tourism advertising 16 37 for in-state and out-of-state tourism marketing 16 38 services, tourism promotion programs, electronic 16 39 media, print media, and printed materials: 16 40 .................................................. $ 2,737,000 16 41 The department shall not use the moneys 16 42 appropriated in this lettered paragraph, unless the 16 43 department develops public-private partnerships with 16 44 Iowa businesses in the tourism industry, Iowa tour 16 45 groups, Iowa tourism organizations, and political 16 46 subdivisions in this state to assist in the 16 47 development of advertising efforts. The department 16 48 shall, to the fullest extent possible, develop 16 49 cooperative efforts for advertising with contributions 16 50 from other sources. 17 1 c. Welcome center program 17 2 To provide tourism materials for welcome centers: 17 3 .................................................. $ 100,000 17 4 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 15E.120, 17 5 subsections 5, 6, and 7, and section 15.287, there is 17 6 appropriated from the Iowa community development loan 17 7 fund all the moneys available during the fiscal year 17 8 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, to 17 9 the department of economic development for the rural 17 10 development program to be used by the department for 17 11 the purposes of the program. 17 12 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 15.251, 17 13 subsection 2, there is appropriated from the job 17 14 training fund to the department of economic 17 15 development for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 17 16 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts, 17 17 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 17 18 purposes designated: 17 19 For administration of chapter 260E, including 17 20 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 17 21 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 17 22 time equivalent positions: 17 23 .................................................. $ 160,000 17 24 ............................................... FTEs 2.40 17 25 Appropriations to the department of economic 17 26 development for administration of chapter 260E and the 17 27 department of employment services for the target 17 28 alliance program shall be funded on a proportional 17 29 basis if receipts to the job training fund are 17 30 insufficient to fund both appropriations in their 17 31 entirety. 17 32 Sec. . Of all funds appropriated to or receipts 17 33 credited to the job training fund created in section 17 34 260F.6, subsection 1, up to $125,000 for the fiscal 17 35 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 17 36 and not more than 1.30 of the full-time equivalent 17 37 positions may be used for the administration of the 17 38 Iowa small business new job training Act. 17 39 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 423.24, 17 40 subsection 1, paragraph "b", subparagraph (1), there 17 41 is appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 17 42 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, $100,000 of the total 17 43 revenues collected pursuant to section 423.7 and 17 44 deposited in the value-added agricultural products and 17 45 processes financial assistance fund, pursuant to 17 46 section 423.24, subsection 1, paragraph "b", 17 47 subparagraph (1), to the Iowa cooperative extension 17 48 service in agriculture and home economics at Iowa 17 49 state university of science and technology for 17 50 administration of the Iowa grain quality initiative. 18 1 Sec. . The Iowa seed capital corporation is 18 2 authorized up to 5.00 FTEs. The seed capital 18 3 corporation shall not make any new investments after 18 4 June 30, 1997. The portfolio of investments held by 18 5 the seed capital corporation on June 30, 1997, shall 18 6 be transferred to a private entity for management of 18 7 the investments. 18 8 Sec. . There is appropriated from the general 18 9 fund of the state to the Iowa state university of 18 10 science and technology for the fiscal year beginning 18 11 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following 18 12 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 18 13 used for the purposes designated: 18 14 1. For funding and maintaining in their current 18 15 locations the existing small business development 18 16 centers, and for not more than the following full-time 18 17 equivalent positions: 18 18 .................................................. $ 1,216,245 18 19 ............................................... FTEs 5.80 18 20 2. For funding the institute for physical research 18 21 and technology, provided that $318,358 shall be 18 22 allocated to the industrial incentive program in 18 23 accordance with the intent of the general assembly, 18 24 and for not more than the following full-time 18 25 equivalent positions: 18 26 .................................................. $ 4,124,607 18 27 ............................................... FTEs 46.42 18 28 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 18 29 incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and 18 30 seek contributions and in-kind donations from 18 31 businesses, industrial foundations, and trade 18 32 associations and that moneys for the institute for 18 33 physical research and technology industrial incentive 18 34 program shall only be allocated for projects which are 18 35 matched by private sector moneys for directed contract 18 36 research or for nondirected research. The match 18 37 required of small businesses as defined in section 18 38 15.102, subsection 4, for directed contract research 18 39 or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of 18 40 state funds. The match required for other businesses 18 41 for directed contract research or for nondirected 18 42 research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The 18 43 match required of industrial foundations or trade 18 44 associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. 18 45 Iowa state university shall report annually to the 18 46 joint appropriations subcommittee on economic 18 47 development of the senate and house appropriations 18 48 committees the total amounts of private contributions, 18 49 the proportion of contributions from small businesses 18 50 and other businesses, and the proportion for directed 19 1 contract research and nondirected research of benefit 19 2 to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors. 19 3 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 19 4 for any fiscal year which remain unobligated and 19 5 unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not 19 6 revert but shall be available for expenditure the 19 7 following fiscal year. 19 8 Sec. . There is appropriated from the general 19 9 fund of the state to the state university of Iowa for 19 10 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending 19 11 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much 19 12 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 19 13 designated: 19 14 For funding the advanced drug development program 19 15 at the Oakdale research park and for not more than the 19 16 following full-time equivalent positions: 19 17 .................................................. $ 319,169 19 18 ............................................... FTEs 2.85 19 19 The board of regents shall submit a report on the 19 20 progress of regents institutions in meeting the 19 21 strategic plan for technology transfer and economic 19 22 development to the chairpersons of the joint 19 23 appropriations subcommittee on economic development, 19 24 the joint appropriations subcommittee on education, 19 25 the majority leader and minority leader of the senate, 19 26 the majority and minority leaders of the house of 19 27 representatives, the secretary of the senate, the 19 28 chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the 19 29 legislative fiscal bureau by December 1, 1996. 19 30 Sec. . DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OR 19 31 DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. As used in this 19 32 section, references to the department of employment 19 33 services shall include the department of workforce 19 34 development if enacted by Senate File 2409. There is 19 35 appropriated from the general fund of the state, to 19 36 the department of employment services for the fiscal 19 37 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 19 38 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 19 39 necessary, for the purposes designated, including that 19 40 the department of employment services, the department 19 41 of personnel, and the department of management shall 19 42 ensure that all nonsupervisory full-time equivalent 19 43 positions authorized and funded for the department of 19 44 employment services in this section will be utilized 19 45 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 19 46 ending June 30, 1997, and during future fiscal years, 19 47 and will not be held vacant, to ensure that the 19 48 backlog of cases in that department will be reduced as 19 49 rapidly as possible: 19 50 1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES 20 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 20 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 20 3 time equivalent positions contingent upon the 20 4 enactment of section 12 of this Act and the provision 20 5 which requires moneys appropriated from the special 20 6 employment security contingency fund to first be used 20 7 to fully fund the appropriation of $296,000 to the 20 8 division of labor services in subsection 1 of section 20 9 13 of this Act prior to funding the appropriation in 20 10 section 13 of this Act to the division of industrial 20 11 services: 20 12 .................................................. $ 2,729,542 20 13 ............................................... FTEs 89.50 20 14 From the contractor registration fees, the division 20 15 of labor services shall reimburse the department of 20 16 inspections and appeals for all costs associated with 20 17 hearings under chapter 91C, relating to contractor 20 18 registration. 20 19 2. DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SERVICES 20 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 20 21 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 20 22 time equivalent positions: 20 23 .................................................. $ 2,131,389 20 24 ............................................... FTEs 33.00 20 25 3. For salaries, support, maintenance, 20 26 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 20 27 following full-time equivalent position for a 20 28 workforce development coordinator and council: 20 29 .................................................. $ 141,606 20 30 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 20 31 4. For the workforce development initiative to be 20 32 used to create model workforce development centers and 20 33 provide an integrated management information system: 20 34 .................................................. $ 275,000 20 35 5. For salaries, support, maintenance, 20 36 miscellaneous purposes for collection of labor market 20 37 information, and for not more than the following full- 20 38 time equivalent positions: 20 39 .................................................. $ 173,250 20 40 ............................................... FTEs 3.20 20 41 6. For salaries, support, maintenance, and 20 42 miscellaneous purposes for the mentoring project for 20 43 family investment program participants, and for not 20 44 more than the following full-time equivalent 20 45 positions: 20 46 .................................................. $ 72,000 20 47 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 20 48 7. a. Youth workforce programs 20 49 For purposes of the conservation corps, including 20 50 allocating $800,000 for a summer youth program for 21 1 cities of over 150,000 in population, salary, support, 21 2 maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more 21 3 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 21 4 .................................................. $ 1,718,661 21 5 ............................................... FTEs 2.40 21 6 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 21 7 grantees under contract that remain unexpended on June 21 8 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 21 9 shall be available for expenditure for purposes of the 21 10 contract during the succeeding fiscal year. 21 11 b. Workforce investment program 21 12 For allocating $425,000 to the workforce 21 13 development fund under section 15.343 for funding, to 21 14 the extent possible, the currently existing high 21 15 technology apprenticeship programs, under section 21 16 260C.44 at the community colleges, for the purposes of 21 17 the workforce investment program, and for a 21 18 competitive grant program by the department for 21 19 projects that increase Iowa's pool of available labor 21 20 via training and support services with priority given 21 21 to projects which serve displaced homemakers or 21 22 welfare recipients, including salaries and support, 21 23 and not more than the following full-time equivalent 21 24 position: 21 25 .................................................. $ 903,000 21 26 ............................................... FTEs 0.90 21 27 The department shall ensure that the workforce 21 28 investment program is coordinated with services 21 29 provided under the federal Job Training Partnership 21 30 Act and that welfare recipients receive priority for 21 31 services under both programs. 21 32 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 21 33 grantees under contract that remain unexpended at the 21 34 end of the fiscal year, shall not revert to any fund 21 35 but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of 21 36 the contract during the succeeding fiscal year. 21 37 c. Labor management councils 21 38 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 21 39 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 21 40 time equivalent position: 21 41 .................................................. $ 100,338 21 42 ............................................... FTEs 0.50 21 43 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 21 44 grantees under contract that remain unexpended on June 21 45 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 21 46 shall be available for expenditure for purposes of the 21 47 contract during the succeeding fiscal year. The 21 48 department shall not use moneys appropriated in this 21 49 lettered paragraph for grants to grantees who do not 21 50 facilitate the active participation of labor as 22 1 members of labor management councils or who fail to 22 2 make a good faith effort to either schedule meetings 22 3 during nonworking hours or obtain voluntary agreements 22 4 with employers to allow employees time off to attend 22 5 labor management council meetings with no loss of pay 22 6 or other benefits. 22 7 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 15.251, 22 8 subsection 2, there is appropriated from the job 22 9 training fund to the department of employment services 22 10 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending 22 11 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much 22 12 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 22 13 designated: 22 14 For the target alliance program: 22 15 .................................................. $ 30,000 22 16 Sec. . ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRIBUTION SURCHARGE 22 17 FUND. There is appropriated from the administrative 22 18 contribution surcharge fund of the state to the 22 19 department of employment services for the fiscal year 22 20 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 22 21 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 22 22 for the purposes designated: 22 23 DIVISION OF JOB SERVICE 22 24 Notwithstanding section 96.7, subsection 12, 22 25 paragraph "c", for salaries, support, maintenance, 22 26 conducting labor availability surveys, miscellaneous 22 27 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 22 28 time equivalent positions: 22 29 .................................................. $ 6,310,000 22 30 ............................................... FTEs 141.54 22 31 1. The department of employment services shall 22 32 provide services throughout the fiscal year beginning 22 33 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, in all 22 34 communities in which workforce centers were operating 22 35 on July 1, 1993. However, this provision shall not 22 36 prevent the consolidation of multiple offices within 22 37 the same city or the colocation of workforce centers 22 38 with another public agency. 22 39 2. The division of industrial services shall not 22 40 reduce the number of scheduled hearings of contested 22 41 cases or eliminate the venue of such hearings, as 22 42 established by the division for the period beginning 22 43 January 1, 1996, and ending January 20, 1997. The 22 44 division shall also establish a substantially similar 22 45 schedule for such hearings for the period beginning 22 46 January 20, 1997, and ending June 30, 1997. The 22 47 division shall report to the legislative fiscal bureau 22 48 concerning any modification of the established 22 49 schedule, or any changes which the division determines 22 50 are necessary in establishing the schedule for the 23 1 period beginning January 20, 1997, and ending June 30, 23 2 1997. 23 3 3. The division shall continue charging a $65 23 4 filing fee for workers' compensation cases. The 23 5 filing fee shall be paid by the petitioner of a claim. 23 6 However, the fee can be taxed as a cost and paid by 23 7 the losing party, except in cases where it would 23 8 impose an undue hardship or be unjust under the 23 9 circumstances. 23 10 Sec. . EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND. 23 11 There is appropriated from the special employment 23 12 security contingency fund to the department of 23 13 employment services for the fiscal year beginning July 23 14 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following 23 15 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the 23 16 purposes designated and subject to the requirement 23 17 that the appropriation to the division of labor 23 18 services under this section be fully funded from the 23 19 special employment security contingency fund prior to 23 20 any amounts being used to fund the appropriation made 23 21 to the division of industrial services under this 23 22 section: 23 23 1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES 23 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 23 25 miscellaneous purposes: 23 26 .................................................. $ 296,000 23 27 2. DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SERVICES 23 28 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 23 29 miscellaneous purposes: 23 30 .................................................. $ 175,000 23 31 Any additional penalty and interest revenue may be 23 32 used to accomplish the mission of the department. 23 33 Sec. . PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD. 23 34 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 23 35 state to the public employment relations board for the 23 36 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 23 37 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof as 23 38 is necessary, for the purposes designated: 23 39 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 23 40 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 23 41 time equivalent positions: 23 42 .................................................. $ 777,164 23 43 ............................................... FTEs 12.80 23 44 Sec. . There is appropriated from the general 23 45 fund of the state to the Iowa finance authority for 23 46 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending 23 47 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much 23 48 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 23 49 designated: 23 50 For deposit in the housing improvement fund created 24 1 in section 16.100 for purposes of the fund: 24 2 .................................................. $ 400,000 24 3 Sec. . There is allocated from the unobligated 24 4 funds remaining in the Wallace technology transfer 24 5 foundation fund, after the allocation in section 150, 24 6 subsection 2, paragraph "d", of this Act, on June 30, 24 7 1996, $100,000 for deposit in the housing improvement 24 8 fund created in section 16.100 for the purposes of the 24 9 fund. Any funds remaining shall not revert to any 24 10 fund, notwithstanding section 8.33. Unobligated funds 24 11 remaining on June 30, 1997, shall revert to the 24 12 general fund of the state. 24 13 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15.113 ECONOMIC 24 14 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE – REPORT. 24 15 In order for the general assembly to have accurate 24 16 and complete information regarding expenditures for 24 17 economic development and job training incentives and 24 18 to respond to the job training needs of Iowa workers, 24 19 the department shall provide to the legislative fiscal 24 20 bureau by January 15 of each year data on all 24 21 assistance or benefits provided under the community 24 22 economic betterment program, the new jobs and income 24 23 program, and the Iowa industrial new jobs training Act 24 24 during the previous calendar year. The department 24 25 shall meet with the legislative fiscal bureau prior to 24 26 submitting the data to assure that its form and 24 27 specificity are sufficient to provide accurate and 24 28 complete information to the general assembly. The 24 29 department shall also contact other state agencies 24 30 providing financial assistance to Iowa businesses and, 24 31 to the extent practical coordinate the submission of 24 32 the data to the legislative fiscal bureau. 24 33 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15.114 MICROBUSINESS 24 34 RURAL ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE. 24 35 1. As used in this section: 24 36 a. "Department" means the department of economic 24 37 development. 24 38 b. "Microbusiness" or "microbusiness enterprise" 24 39 means a business producing services with five or fewer 24 40 full-time equivalent employee positions and with 24 41 assistance requirements of not more than twenty-five 24 42 thousand dollars. 24 43 c. "Microbusiness organization" means a nonprofit 24 44 corporation organized under chapter 504A which is 24 45 exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c) of the 24 46 Internal Revenue Code and which has a principal 24 47 mission of actively engaging in microbusiness 24 48 development, training, technical assistance, and 24 49 capital access for the start-up or expansion of 24 50 microbusinesses. 25 1 2. The department shall contract with a 25 2 microenterprise organization actively engaged in 25 3 microbusiness enterprise to assist in the 25 4 establishment of this program. In order to qualify 25 5 for the contract, the microenterprise organization 25 6 shall do all of the following: 25 7 a. Demonstrate a past performance of and a 25 8 capacity to successfully engage in microbusiness 25 9 development. 25 10 b. Have a statewide commitment to and focus on 25 11 microbusiness development. 25 12 c. Provide training and technical assistance. 25 13 d. Demonstrate an ability to provide access to 25 14 capital for start-up or expansion of a microbusiness. 25 15 e. Have established linkages with financial 25 16 institutions. 25 17 f. Demonstrate an ability to provide follow-up 25 18 technical assistance after a microbusiness start-up or 25 19 expansion. 25 20 3. Moneys allocated pursuant to this section which 25 21 remain unexpended or unobligated at the end of a 25 22 fiscal year shall remain available to the department 25 23 to support the assistance program or may be credited 25 24 to the value-added agricultural products and processes 25 25 financial assistance fund created in section 15E.112 25 26 and shall not revert notwithstanding section 8.33. 25 27 4. The department shall submit a report in 25 28 accordance with section 7A.11 not later than November 25 29 1 of each year detailing the activities of the 25 30 microenterprise organization and describing the 25 31 success of the project. 25 32 Sec. . Section 15.313, subsection 2, Code 1995, 25 33 is amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 25 34 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. The entrepreneurs with 25 35 disabilities program, which provides technical and 25 36 financial assistance to help persons with disabilities 25 37 become self-sufficient and create additional 25 38 employment opportunities by establishing or expanding 25 39 small business ventures. 25 40 NEW PARAGRAPH. h. The job opportunities for 25 41 persons with disabilities program, which provides 25 42 service and technical assistance to rehabilitation 25 43 organizations or agencies that create, expand, or spin 25 44 off business ventures for persons with disabilities. 25 45 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15A.4 COMPETITIVE 25 46 PROGRAMS – GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT – ADDITIONAL 25 47 CONSIDERATION. 25 48 For any program providing financial assistance for 25 49 economic development in which the assistance is 25 50 provided on a competitive basis, a business which 26 1 enters into a good neighbor agreement shall receive 26 2 extra consideration of at least ten points or the 26 3 equivalent. A good neighbor agreement is an 26 4 enforceable contract between the business and a 26 5 community group or coalition of community groups which 26 6 requires the business to adhere to negotiated 26 7 environmental, economic, labor, or other social and 26 8 community standards. 26 9 A business which fails to abide by the good 26 10 neighbor agreement shall repay all financial 26 11 assistance received under the program. 26 12 Sec. . Section 15E.112, subsection 1, Code 26 13 1995, is amended to read as follows: 26 14 1. A value-added agricultural products and 26 15 processes financial assistance fund is created within 26 16 the state treasury under the control of the 26 17 department. The fund shall consist of any money 26 18 appropriated by the general assembly and any other 26 19 moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the 26 20 department from the federal government or private 26 21 sources for placement in the fund.Until July 1,26 222000, moneys shall be deposited in the fund as26 23provided in section 423.24. Not more than one percent26 24of the total moneys available to support value-added26 25agricultural products and processes pursuant to26 26section 423.24 during each quarter shall be used by26 27the department for administration of the value-added26 28agricultural products and processes financial26 29assistance program, as provided in section 15E.111.26 30 The assets of the fund shall be used by the department 26 31 only for carrying out the purposes of section 15E.111. 26 32 Sec. . For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 26 33 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, section 15.343, 26 34 subsection 2, paragraph "d", as amended in Senate File 26 35 2351, if enacted, shall be available for the funding 26 36 of innovative training and career opportunity 26 37 programming for minorities, provided such funding is 26 38 matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by a 26 39 participating community college. 26 40 Sec. . Notwithstanding sections 15.108, 15.224 26 41 through 15.230, 15.347, 15.348, and 239.22, the 26 42 department of employment services shall administer the 26 43 following programs: job training partnership Act, 26 44 Iowa conservation corps, americorps, mentoring for 26 45 promise jobs, food stamp employment and training, and 26 46 the labor/management co-op programs. 26 47 Sec. . FEDERAL GRANTS. All federal grants to 26 48 and the federal receipts of agencies appropriated 26 49 funds under this Act, not otherwise appropriated, are 26 50 appropriated for the purposes set forth in the federal 27 1 grants or receipts unless otherwise provided by the 27 2 general assembly." 27 3 #32. Page 36, by inserting after line 9, the 27 4 following: 27 5 "DIVISION 27 6 SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES – SURVIVING SPOUSE 27 7 Sec. . The state department of transportation 27 8 shall allow the surviving spouse of a person who was 27 9 issued prisoner of war plates pursuant to section 27 10 321.34, subsection 8, to continue to use the special 27 11 plates, subject to registration of the special plates 27 12 in the surviving spouse's name and upon payment of the 27 13 annual registration fee. If the surviving spouse 27 14 remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the 27 15 special plates to the department and the department 27 16 shall issue regular registration plates to the 27 17 surviving spouse. 27 18 This division of this Act, being deemed of 27 19 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment." 27 20 #33. Page 36, by inserting after line 9 the 27 21 following: 27 22 "DIVISION 27 23 COUNTY PROVISIONS 27 24 Sec. 100. Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph 27 25 a, subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 1995, is amended 27 26 to read as follows: 27 27 (1) The costs of inpatient or outpatient substance 27 28 abuse admission, commitment, transportation, care, and 27 29 treatment at any of the following: 27 30 (a)Care and treatment of persons at theThe 27 31 alcoholic treatment center at Oakdale. However, the 27 32 county may require that an admission to the center 27 33 shall be reported to the board by the center within 27 34 five days as a condition of the payment of county 27 35 funds for that admission. 27 36 (b) A state mental health institute, or a 27 37 community-based public or private facility or service. 27 38 Sec. . Section 331.424A, subsection 4, Code 27 39 Supplement 1995, as amended by 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate 27 40 File 2030, section 1, is amended to read as follows: 27 41 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 27 42 for each subsequent fiscal year, the county shall 27 43 certify a levy for payment of services.Unless27 44otherwise provided by state law, forFor each fiscal 27 45 year, county revenues from taxes imposed by the county 27 46 credited to the services fund shall not exceed an 27 47 amount equal to the amount of base year expenditures 27 48 for services as defined in section 331.438, less the 27 49 amount of property tax relief to be received pursuant 27 50 to section 426B.2, subsections 1 and 3, in the fiscal 28 1 year for which the budget is certified. The county 28 2 auditor and the board of supervisors shall reduce the 28 3 amount of the levy certified for the services fund by 28 4 the amount of property tax relief to be received. A 28 5 levy certified under this section is not subject to 28 6 the appeal provisions of sections 331.426 and 444.25B 28 7 or to any other provision in law authorizing a county 28 8 to exceed, increase, or appeal a property tax levy 28 9 limit. 28 10 Sec. . Section 426B.1, Code Supplement 1995, is 28 11 amended by adding the following new subsection: 28 12 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. There is annually appropriated 28 13 from the property tax relief fund to the department of 28 14 human services to supplement the medical assistance 28 15 appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 28 16 1997, and for succeeding fiscal years, six million six 28 17 hundred thousand dollars to be used for the nonfederal 28 18 share of the costs of services provided to minors with 28 19 mental retardation under the medical assistance 28 20 program to meet the requirements of section 249A.12, 28 21 subsection 4. The appropriation in this subsection 28 22 shall be charged to the property tax relief fund prior 28 23 to the distribution of moneys from the fund under 28 24 section 426B.2 and the amount of moneys available for 28 25 distribution shall be reduced accordingly. However, 28 26 the appropriation in this subsection shall be 28 27 considered to be a property tax relief payment for 28 28 purposes of the combined amount of payments required 28 29 to achieve fifty percent of the counties' base year 28 30 expenditures as provided in section 426B.2, subsection 28 31 3. 28 32 Sec. . Section 444.25A, subsection 2, paragraph 28 33 e, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code Supplement 1995, is 28 34 amended to read as follows: 28 35 For purposes of this paragraph, the price index for 28 36 government purchases by type for state and local 28 37 governments is defined by the bureau of economic 28 38 analysis of the United States department of commerce 28 39 and published in table 7.11 of the national income and 28 40 products accounts. For the fiscal years beginning 28 41 July 1, 1995, and July 1, 1996, the price index used 28 42 shall be the revision published in the November 1994 28 43 and November 1995 issues, respectively, of the United 28 44 States department of commerce publication, "survey of 28 45 current business". For purposes of this paragraph, 28 46 tax dollars levied in the fiscal years beginning July 28 47 1, 1994, and July 1, 1995, shall not include funds 28 48 levied for paragraphs "a", "b", and "c", and "d" of 28 49 this subsection. 28 50 Sec. . Section 444.25B, subsection 1, 29 1 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1995, is 29 2 amended to read as follows: 29 3 The maximum amount of property tax dollars which 29 4 may be certified by a county for taxes payable in the 29 5 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, shall not exceed 29 6 the amount of property tax dollars certified by the 29 7 county for taxes payable in the fiscal year beginning 29 8 July 1, 1996,minus the amount by which the property29 9tax relief moneys to be received by the county in the29 10fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, pursuant to29 11section 426B.2, subsections 1 and 3, exceed the amount29 12of the property tax relief moneys received in the29 13fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996,for each of the 29 14 levies for the following, except for the levies on the 29 15 increase in taxable valuation due to new construction, 29 16 additions or improvements to existing structures, 29 17 remodeling of existing structures for which a building 29 18 permit is required, annexation, and phasing out of tax 29 19 exemptions, and on the increase in valuation of 29 20 taxable property as a result of a comprehensive 29 21 revaluation by a private appraiser under a contract 29 22 entered into prior to January 1, 1992, or as a result 29 23 of a comprehensive revaluation directed or authorized 29 24 by the conference board prior to January 1, 1992, with 29 25 documentation of the contract, authorization, or 29 26 directive on the revaluation provided to the director 29 27 of revenue and finance, if the levies are equal to or 29 28 less than the levies for the previous year, levies on 29 29 that portion of the taxable property located in an 29 30 urban renewal project the tax revenues from which are 29 31 no longer divided as provided in section 403.19, 29 32 subsection 2, or as otherwise provided in this 29 33 section: 29 34 Sec. . Section 444.25B, subsection 2, Code 29 35 Supplement 1995, is amended by adding the following 29 36 new paragraph after paragraph d and relettering the 29 37 subsequent paragraph: 29 38 NEW PARAGRAPH. dd. Mental health, mental 29 39 retardation, and developmental disabilities services 29 40 fund under section 331.424A. 29 41 Sec. . Section 444.25B, subsection 2, paragraph 29 42 e, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, Code Supplement 29 43 1995, are amended to read as follows: 29 44 Unusual need for additional moneys to finance 29 45 existing programs which would provide substantial 29 46 benefit to county residents or compelling need to 29 47 finance new programs which would provide substantial 29 48 benefit to county residents. The increase in taxes 29 49 levied under this exception for the fiscal year 29 50 beginning July 1, 1997, is limited to no more than the 30 1 product of the total tax dollars levied in the fiscal 30 2 year beginning July 1, 1996, and the percent change, 30 3 computed to two decimal places,in the price index for30 4government purchases by type for state and local30 5governments computedbetween the preliminary price 30 6 index for the third quarter of calendar year 1996from30 7that computedand the revised price index for the 30 8 third quarter of calendar year 1995 as published in 30 9 the same issue in which the preliminary 1996 third 30 10 quarter price index is first published. 30 11For purposes of this paragraph, the price index for30 12government purchases by type for state and local30 13governments is defined by the bureau of economic30 14analysis of the United States department of commerce30 15and published in table 7.11 of the national income and30 16products accounts.For the fiscal year beginning July 30 17 1, 1997, the price index used shall be therevision30 18published in the November 1996 edition of the United30 19States department of commerce publication, "survey of30 20current business"state and local government chain- 30 21 type price index used in the quantity and price 30 22 indexes for gross domestic product, as published by 30 23 the bureau of economic analysis of the United States 30 24 department of commerce in the national income and 30 25 products accounts as published in "survey of current 30 26 business". For purposes of this paragraph, tax 30 27 dollars levied in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 30 28 1996, shall not include funds levied for paragraphs 30 29 "a", "b",and"c", "d", and "dd" of this subsection. 30 30 Sec. . Section 444.25B, Code Supplement 1995, 30 31 is amended by adding the following new subsection: 30 32 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. MH/MR/DD LEVY ADJUSTMENT. A 30 33 county which did not certify the maximum levy 30 34 authorized for the county's mental health, mental 30 35 retardation, and developmental disabilities services 30 36 fund under section 331.424A, subsection 4, for the 30 37 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, may certify up to 30 38 the maximum authorized levy under the services fund 30 39 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997. However, 30 40 any amount of increase in the certified services fund 30 41 levy under this subsection over the amount certified 30 42 for the services fund in the previous fiscal year 30 43 shall be offset by an equivalent decrease in the 30 44 amount certified by the county for general county 30 45 services. 30 46 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 100 of this 30 47 division of this Act, relating to substance abuse 30 48 treatment costs, being deemed of immediate importance, 30 49 takes effect upon enactment." 30 50 #34. Title page, line 1, by striking the words 31 1 "state expenditure" and inserting the following: 31 2 "public levy, expenditure,". 31 3 #35. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating 31 4 and correcting internal references as necessary. 31 5 SF 2470H 31 6 mk/pk/25
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